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#Orange#France

Orange: French state sells 2.5% stake for EUR 1 billion

Source: telecompaper.comJuly 31, 2026

TL;DR
France sold Orange shares worth about EUR 1 billion, reducing its holding by 2.5 percentage points in the operator. The sale was reported by Telecompaper on 30 April 2025.

The French state sold part of its shareholding in Orange in a transaction worth about EUR 1 billion, equal to a 2.5 percent stake in the company. Telecompaper reported the sale on 30 April 2025.

Orange is a French telecom operator. The reported transaction concerns the state's equity position in Orange and reduces the size of the government's stake by 2.5 percentage points.

The source report did not provide further operational changes at Orange linked to the share sale. The disclosed fact is that the French state sold Orange shares worth about EUR 1 billion.

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